Train strikes, kills unidentified man in Ypsilanti

Man was found Thanksgiving morning

Ypsilanti police say a train struck and killed a man, and they're trying to learn his identity.

Police say they got a call from railroad workers at 9:25 a.m. Thursday, saying they came across the man's body during regular patrols of the tracks.

According to police, the man is white or Hispanic and in his 40s or 50s.

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